Out of Egypt I Called My Son

Matthew 2:13-15

About the Sermon

We've heard that Jesus' coming fulfilled prophecy. But have you ever read one of these fulfillments and wondered if the Bible wasn't a little too generous in making these connections. Even worse, that the Bible merely claimed Jesus fulfilled prophecy but in many cases it's just fanciful thinking. In this sermon we come to the hardest passage in the New Testament in terms of understanding exactly how Jesus fulfills the Old Testament. Why does this matter? Because if Jesus does not actually fulfill the Old Testament Scriptures he is not actually our Savior from sin. In other words, if we're trying to get home from this treacherous age, we've been going the wrong way. Be assured of this: our hard work on this difficult passage will pay off.

About the Series

“O come, O come, Emmanuel and ransom captive Israel; That mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear.” Lonely exile. That’s one way to describe life east of Eden. The Lord drove us out of the garden because we were intent on driving him out of our lives. There is no way back to that place, but there is a way forward. The Lord Jesus has come to ransom us from our lonely exile here. In this short series we work through the Bible’s story in five stops, working from Eden to the New Creation, from our original home to a greater home still.
“O come, O come, Emmanuel and ransom captive Israel; That mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear.” Lonely exile. That’s one way to describe life east of Eden. The Lord drove us out of the garden because we were intent on driving him out of our lives. There is no way back to that place, but there is a way forward. The Lord Jesus has come to ransom us from our lonely exile here. In this short series we work through the Bible’s story in five stops, working from Eden to the New Creation, from our original home to a greater home still.

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